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Torque is pound feet, not foot pounds.

@@thethirdman225 I've heard (and read it in countless auto magazines) as ft-lbs all my life here in the U.S. Has it changed recently or are you in a different part of the world?

@@Veeter99 No, those mags are simply wrong. It’s an extremely common misconception. I’m not making this up. People just get the words the wrong way around. A foot pound is the work done by one pound acting over a distance of one foot. A pound foot is a unit of torque and is the amount of rotational force imparted by one pound acting on a lever one foot long. Newtons and Newton Metres make a lot more sense. Apart from anything else, they deal with mass, rather than weight and secondly, they’re easier to differentiate.

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Yes an incredible sound! I wouldn't call the 8.0 Liter V8 small though.

He was called "bear" for the strength of his character, for his posture, for doing things the way he thought they should be done. He was admired for that and will continue to be remembered. I have a miniature of his McLaren M19 on my desk. Race In Peace, Denny!

His father was a WWII Victoria Cross recipient.

My impression was that this guy is a bit of a HalfAss.

@@RogerBarraud what guy? The driver? If that's what you're saying, congratulations for being just another internet cliché. An internet troll. Or maybe you didn't watch the entire video, because after he got the tires up to temp, he let it rip. But maybe you think you could do better. Nah, you're just a lame troll.

The thing I learned quickly in GTP is the fact that they aren't made to be corner monsters. Just fast on the straights. McLaren sought to change this & was a great driver making fewer mistakes to boot.

The only time I have ever seen these things in action, it struck me how slow and deliberate the drivers made the gear changes. I could only assume that the change was very heavy and that the possibility of rear wheel lock was never very far from their minds. They look like a real handful.

Stratahoovius They are also some of the best sounding cars ever

Geoff Nicosia Those big-blocks sounded more like tsunamis crashing against the coast than regular V8s, lol!

Actually, working out on the course, you'd find the huge V-8s in the McLarens relatively quiet compared to much smaller V-8s in Trans-Am cars, ferinstance.

Mark H Denny passed away in 1993 when driving a M3 at Bathurst

Denny Hulme n'a pas été déclaré vainqueur au Mans. Le Mans 1966, les vainqueurs sont Bruce Mc Laren / Chris Amon. Denny Hulme / Ken Miles ont été classés en seconde position pour quelques mètres.

JB91710 what do you call those type of mustangs?

gt1 car m8

I saw it happen during that race. What a great way to go for a true road warrior! To die doing what you love...not in bed at night. We should be so fortunate. But yes, he could've tried a little harder. The car was & is a beast, & wouldn't have suffered from it. Sill have the 1:20 scale model with his livery on it.

Bob Rowe correct. We like to try and wear the correct drivers outfit while we drive out cars. it's more fun for both us and the fans

And he pulled off to prevent hurting anyone else.

+John Z No they do not. This car is still owned by the same private owner and will not be coming up for sale.

+chopperking1122 Scrawny McLaren could drive one!

What are you talking about? That car weighed 1500lbs and the engine weighed about 470lbs and all of it was well behind the front axle centerline. I bet this car was fantastic to drive. Would you say the McLaren F1 was a heavy beast to drive? The M8F was 700lbs lighter.

@@limowreck2612 Heavy steering. Heavy gear change.

NZ Salt Flats Racer correct, it's the current owner of the car

But, I like the fact that he has a duplicate helmet so you get the whole vintage look

Sure, me too.

I was at the Bathurst race in 1992.A very eventful race.R.I.P Denny Hulme.

The people commentating that race had no idea what the achievements of Denny Hulme were. It upset me at the time. Probably in the top 5 drivers to come out of this part of the world. He was F1 world champion in 1967 and won it in a brilliant handling but towards the end of the year underpowered car. He beat Jack Brabham fairly and squarely and Jim Clark in the slightly unreliable Lotus 49. Denny was very quiet just loved motor racing. He was a close personal friend of Frank Gardner who gave him the drive in the 1992 Bathurst Race.. He was runner up in the 1966 Le Mans in Ken Miles o Ford Gt Mk11 in a controversial form finish that gave the race to Mclaren/Amon. He won more can am races than I believe anybody else. He was though a tough guy., his father Clive won a Victoria Cross in WW 11. I do have a bit of a problem with the helmet because my friend and I met him at Sandown Park in Melbourne, and he talked with us, he is not just a name to me.Boy could he tell a story a real natural, he would sit on the back tyre and spin a yarn, that was on the Thursday and Friday before the race, Saturday the crowd would hit and they would see the determined and quiet Denny. Imagine a 16 year old listening to a Formula 1 world champion tell stories. I was on cloud nine.But I understand what these guys are doing and I appreciate that they are keeping these wonderful cars alive.

Paul R very strange to watch indy in reverse

Road racing is almost always done clockwise.

I guess the Indy 500 isn't considered a road race. Oval track races seem to many times be counter clockwise....I'm not sure if they all are.

@@paulr7801 road races turn left AND right. :^)

Chris MacAllister